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Doctor at large

1 October 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone…?” In this memorable scene, the monotonous...

The results of the last survey Dec20

7 December 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive
The responses to the first question in this survey demonstrate the need for it and the significant variation in practice we see in even relatively simple management decisions. Patients are seen regularly with occludable drainage angles and listed for YAG...

Game show freak

3 April 2023 | | Ophthalmology
As a child of the 70s and 80s, there were limited television viewing opportunities. For the duration of the 70s there were only three channels, only moving to four with the launch of Channel 4 in 1982. Not only that,...

250 QFFD bicycles make sight saving care possible in rural Zambia

3 June 2024 | Orbis, charity, international, children, eyecare, global, ophthalmology, Zambia, Africa, rural
Sight-saving charity Orbis, is delivering a project in the Copperbelt province of Zambia, tackling the difficulties of delivering eye care in rural areas by providing 250 bikes to Community Eye Health Champions (CEHCs).

Brave new world

3 June 2024 |
It’s a great honour to be handed the editorial relay baton by Professor Bal Dhillon and I hope I don’t fumble it along the way. As I put pen to paper, I reflect on Bal’s signing off in the last...

Orbis named winner of 2023 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE grant for non-profits

11 January 2024 | charity, international, funding, AI, Asia, Africa
Orbis will work with Amazon's cloud computing arm to expand access to artificial intelligence-assisted eye screenings in Asia and Africa.

Falkirk girl with sight loss is World Book Day winner

2 May 2024 | RNIB, Scotland, Charity, sight loss, awareness, competition, braille, see differently, creativity, school
Grace Kidd, 9, from Falkirk, is the winner of a creative writing competition hosted for the first time by leading sight loss charity, RNIB, to mark World Book Day.

What's trending Jun/Jul 2019

1 June 2019 | Ophthalmology
#beeping #EasterEgg Beeping Easter eggs allow blind and visually impaired children to participate in the quintessential Easter activity for children – the Easter Egg Hunt. It kind of takes the fun out of the hunt if you need to be...

Advances and developments in medical retina

1 February 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The author provides an update on late breaking clinical trial results in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and presentations on diabetes management from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Subspecialty Day, held during the Academy’s annual meeting in Chicago, October...

Do patient demographics influence AMD clinic attendance during COVID-19 lockdown?

3 June 2021 | | COVID-19, Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
The authors assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to scheduled clinic appointments among age-related macular degeneration patients in a clinic in North Wales. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the population, affecting economic and social wellbeing, whilst...

Independent opticians shortlisted for the 2023 SightCare Awards

8 November 2023 | optical, Opticians, awards, SightCare, shortlist
28 deserving independent optical practices have been shortlisted in their chosen categories of the 2023 SightCare Independent Optician Awards celebrating the independent spirit.

Don’t ignore the black lesion! It might be mucormycosis

1 June 2017 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease
Keeping mucormycosis infection in the foreground of your differential diagnosis, especially in those more vulnerable patients, will help save their lives if recognised and managed appropriately. Mucormycosis is a fulminant infection caused by the fungi of the family Mucoraceae. It...